Eric walked through the lobby of his large firm and waited at the elevators with thirty other lawyers. He didn't have many fans among his co-workers, and a few of the waiting suits gave audible snorts of derision in his direction.
Eric sighed ... "I'm sorry my suit came from Men's Warehouse," Eric thought. "Not all of us can afford $3,000 clothes." Jack Wheeler, one of his domestic law-oriented coworkers, ambled over to him with a shit-eater grin on his face.
"Eric, my man. What is it, laundry day? When are you going to learn how to dress?"
"Not all of us had rich parents to pay off student loans, Jack. Try paying an extra $1,600 a month and see how much you can afford."
"Hey man, I'm just trying to give you some fashion advice. Not that it matters. I hear your billable hours are way down. Keep that up, and I won't have to look at your flea market suits much longer." Eric fought the urge to ram his fist into the meticulously manicured face in front of him.
Jack was laughing as he backed away from him. The billable hour; also known as the bane of Eric's existence. Eric's bosses care about one thing, and one thing only: how many hours could he bill in a week to his clients. The problem with trying to bill as many hours as possible was that Eric had a conscience. He never padded his time and made an effort to try and save his clients money. Eric was popular with his clients, but on thin ice with the partners.
Eric's high from his morning commute was officially erased. He hated that he let these self-absorbed low lives get to him.
The elevator showed up and a most of them packed in. Eric was pushed near the back and forced to stare at the back of Jack's head. Jack's words were still jabbing at Eric's mind when an idea popped into his mind.
Eric reached out and grasped Jack's hand.
"What the hell are you...What the...?"
Eric laughed maniacally in his head as Jack tried to stammer out a question. It was no use, as Jack's breath was literally taken away. Within seconds, a surprisingly small tent had formed in the front of Jack's tailored slacks. It was clear that he was not enjoying the experience as his face showed sheer, sweaty panic. Jack let out a small involuntary groan that grabbed the attention of the rest of the elevator.
Someone asked if he was alright. Jack tried to briefly compose himself and answer.
"Yes sir, I just...Oh shit...I just..."
And that's when Jack let out a loud moan. His hips made an involuntary thrust or two, and a large stain started forming on the front of his pants. The others in the elevator stepped away from him in disgust. Eric followed suit and dropped his hand. Jack stood there rigidly, his unborn children dripping down his leg, not knowing what to do.
"Keep that up," Eric whispered to him from behind, "and I won't have to look at your cum covered suits much longer."
Jack looked back at him in shock as the elevator door opened. Mr. Kendrick, one of the partners, got an eyeful of Jack's ruined suit as he ran to the nearest bathroom. Eric strolled out of the elevator with his mood much improved.
"Good morning Mr. Kendrick," Eric greeted his favorite partner.
"Apparently. What the hell did Mr. Wheeler do in that elevator?"
"Who knows...he must have had one fantastic day dream," Eric joked.
Mr. Kendrick chuckled, but his face quickly got serious.
"Eric, I need to warn you about some rumblings from the other partners. Everyone knows you're a great lawyer, but you must increase your hours."
"So I've heard," admitted Eric.
"This is a business, Eric. The one's who bring in the money are valued and the one's who don't, don't stick around long. I like you Eric, but my opinion can only carry you so far."
"Thanks, Mr. Kendrick, I appreciate it. Oh...before I go. I ran into a lovely young lady on my way in today. She's applying over in your old litigation department. If you are sitting in on those interviews, look for a Rebecca Lewis."
"I will be sitting in on those interviews. I'll keep her in mind. Now go to work and start billing," Mr. Kendrick said good-naturedly with an enthusiastic finger stuck in the air.
It may have been in good fun, but Eric gave a meek smile and a nod toward his boss. "If only I could help these poor schmucks and not have to bill them $300.00 an hour," he though too himself.
Eric walked down the drab gray hallway to the domestic office suite. The three attorneys that practiced family law in the firm all had offices off of the main waiting room. They shared the lone secretary, Donna, who cheerfully greeted him good morning from her desk in the waiting room. She had always clearly had a thing for him, but Eric kept his love life and work very separate.
It wasn't that she wasn't a pleasure to look at. She had long brown hair and big brown eyes that were slightly hidden behind dark-framed glasses. She always wore sweaters that showed a bit too much cleavage and skirts that showed a bit too much leg; but Eric and the other attorney's in his department weren't complaining.
"Your first appointment is already in your office, Eric. Oh my, have you been working out?"
"Just hold my calls Donna," Eric ordered as he smiled and shook his head at her.
Eric felt Donna's eyes on his rear as he stepped into his modest office. The walls of his work space were mostly bare; Eric had hung his law degree up so people could see he should know what he was talking about. His desk was habitually a mess; if he didn't keep the files out that needed some work, he had a tendency to forget about them. His favorite thing about his office was that it had a window, a luxury many of the attorneys here didn't have.
Inside his office sat a blond-haired, blue-eyed man wearing a light tan suit and striped shirt with no tie. His face, although without wrinkles or blemishes, showed his age to be around 40. He smiled up at Eric as he walked into his office.
As Eric went to sit down at his desk, he started apologizing, "I am so sorry for being late for our appointment. I hope that this doesn't reflect too negatively on me when you are choosing a lawyer. This is very out of the ordinary for me."
Eric looked down at his desk and tried to find the man's intake sheet that would tell him the man's name, why he was there, etc.
The man replied, "I would have been surprised if you made it on time. I'm sure you've been having an interesting morning."